Iran says it targeted 'separatist groups' who intended to enter through western borders

Iran's intelligence ministry reported targeting "separatist groups" along its western borders, claiming heavy losses, while Kurdish militias reportedly consulted the U.S. on potential attacks. The ministry emphasized cooperation with "noble Kurds" to counter what it called an "Israeli-American" plot.

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March 05, 2026

Iran says it targeted 'separatist groups' who intended to enter through western borders

Rubble of destroyed buildings lies following, what the security sources say, a drone struck an arms depot in an attack on the headquarters of an Iranian Kurdish opposition group in which two fighters were wounded, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in the town of Dekala in Iraq's Kurdistan region March 4, 2026.

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Iran's intelligence ministry said on Thursday that it targeted posts of "separatist groups" who intended to enter through western borders, adding that they sustained heavy losses.

Iranian Kurdish militias have consulted with the United States in recent days about whether, and how, to attack Iran's security forces in the western part of the country, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter.

The Iranian ministry statement, which was carried by state media, said Iranian forces are cooperating with "noble Kurds" to thwart the "Israeli-American" plan to attack Iranian soil.

-Elwely Elwelly/Reuters